Recent content by sykou

$150 off on eBay right now!! What a steal. I was watching it after this thread and eBay just emailed me a notice of the price drop.

Golden box type tool is for retracting brake calipers. They still make them today. Google "disc brake piston tool". It is similar to the round one you have but the block style is used with a ratchet instead of a clamp tool. You need to apply pressure by hand and turn your ratchet at the same...

Learn something new every day. Thanks!

1947?! Cheese and rice! This thing is older than I thought. I don't know how you found that info but I really appreciate it. I tried for hours to find anything at all and ended up empty handed.

While looking around on the inter web for info on my craftsman grinder I stumbled across this. All I know is it is made by Armand. California _____corp Discs measure around 4" across. 110v power, no ground, wiring insulation reminds me of early 60-70s wiring. I CANNOT find anything at...

Thanks for the reference and reassurance on those resistance readings. Oh! Almost forgot, any way to tell the year of this specific grinder? Mines has no date stamp underneath and no stamping inside as far as I can tell. ?????

Only plans would be to find a replacement stator and possibly a stand for it. I'm not touching the way it looks as its kind of sentimental to me. I mean my grandpa was the last one to use it, I'd like to keep it the way he left it. I'll clean the dust, grinding buildup off of her but I'll...

Phew. Okay good to hear. On another note.... Anyone have a spare stator?:D

I actually did spray it with some of the crc version of that coating prior to reassembly. I'm hoping it holds up. As for the switch it's says 6amps 125vac 3 amps 250v 3amps 125v.t. Or something like that. Wrong switch?

Erection tool. This thread had me laughing from the get go. Nice to see there is a sense of humor amongst the unsurpassed plethora of vintage tool knowledge on here. Love it

First post here. Found this forum while hunting for info on this particular grinder. This belonged to my late grandfather who passed away when I was little. It's an old craftsman bench grinder that I just got running again. He had left it with the wires cut off and covered in dust...